Tag



J. LEVINE Sept. 6, 1938.

TAG

Filed Oct. 9, 1957 INVENTOR TTORNEY Patented Sept. 6, 1938 UNITED STATESTAG Jesse Levine, New York, N. Y.

Application October 9,

8 Claims;

This invention relates to tags and has for its object the provision of atag for attachment to a garment or any other desired article, whichshall not only act as an identifying or advertising medium for thegarment, but also as a receptacle or carrier for an associatedsubstance, object or material.

For example, if the manufacturer of a garment or the like desires thatthe garments sold by him shall be washed with a certain powdered soap,he may utilize the tag attached to such garments as a carrying means fora small supply of the soap, thereby not only advertising the washabilityof his garments but also directing the use of a recommended soap forwashing the garments. By reason of its construction, the tag also may beused for holding and advertising various articles or products to be usedon or in some manner associated with the garment or other article towhich the tag is attached. As a further example, the tag may containmending thread, special types of buttons or fasteners used on thegarment and intended for the eventual repair of the garment. It will beobvious that the use of a tag having means for holding or carryingmaterial or articles useful in conjunction with the article to which thetag is attached, will be of considerable value.

In the accompanying drawing, in which several embodiments of theinvention are shown, Fig. 1 is a front view of a tag made inaccordancewith my invention; Fig. 2 is a view of the tag with the body of the sameopened out flat; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1,looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 4 is a front view of amodified structure; Fig. 5 is a side View of the structure shown in Fig.4; and Fig. 6 is a face view of a further modification.

With reference to the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 3inclusive, the tag is primarily composed of a base in the form of anelongated strip 1 of flexible material, such as relatively thin cardboard or the like, transversely folded on itself as at 8, to therebydivide the strip into a larger body portion 9 and a smaller flap ID, thelatter in the folded position of the strip, overlying a part of one faceof the body portion 9. The flap I0 is of less area, or in other words,is shorter than the body portion 9, so that when it is folded to overliethe face of the body portion, an exposed or projecting end part II isprovided on said body portion. This projecting end part I l is formedwith a hole l2 for the reception of a suspension string l3 by which thetag may be attached to a garment or other article.

1937, Serial No. 168,109

Confined or sandwiched between the front face of the body portion 9 andthe back face of the flap i0 is an envelope E4 or other similar flatreceptacle which is preferably wholly or partly composed of transparentsheet material. The 5 flap I9 is formed with a window opening l5 throughwhich the envelope i4 and the contents therein are visible as clearlyshown in Fig. 1. The envelope is held in position preferably by a singlefastening element or staple l6 which passes through the flap in near oneend and also passes through the envelope l4 and through the body portion9. The staple IE not only holds the-envelope securely in positionbetween the body portion 9 and flap ill but, since it 'also passes 15through the closure flap ll of the envelope, it acts to close or sealthe envelope. A portion of the envelope may be exposed above the edge ofthe flap id or the entire envelope may be wholly concealed behind theflap, with the exception, of course, of that part of the envelopeexposed through the window opening l5.

The envelope may be utilized to contain almost any article or materialuseful in association with the article or material to which the'tag isattached. For example, a powdered soap I8 or other similar substance maybe contained within the envelope to effectively indicate to thepurchaser of a garment or of piece goods or any other article the factthat the article to which the tag is attached may be safely and mosteffectively laundered by the use of the soap contained in the envelopeand named on the tag. The projecting portion II of the body of the tag,as well as the face of the flap l0 and back of the body portion 9 may beutilized for bearing suitable advertising matter.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 4, the flap ID thereshown is provided with its window opening l9 at the lower end of theflap Ml, said opening beginning at the fold line 8 and extendingupwardly and being wholly located within the flap Ill. The formation ofthe opening I9 displaces a portion 29 of the body 9, said portionforming a downwardly extending tab which projects below the end of thetag or from the fold line 8. Said tab 20 provides and effectiveadvertising surface.

In Fig. 6 the tag is in the form of an envelope having a permanentlysealed lower flap 2| and an upper closure flap 22 which is held closedby means of an eyelet 23 from which the suspension string 24 extends.Either one or both faces of the envelope 25 is provided with a windowopening 26 closed by a section of transparent material 21.

The tag shown in. Fig. 6 may be used to contain soap or any othermaterial or article in the manner heretofore explained.

The tags described provide sufficient advertising space for describingthe merits of the article to which they are attached and at the sametime enable another product to be advertised or to be supplied by themanufacturers of the garments. The advantages of this arrangement willbe clearly apparent.

What I claim is:

l. A tag comprising, an envelope provided with a closure flap, a foldedcarrying strip embracing said envelope between its folds, and fasteningmeans for holding the folds of said strip in their folded relationship,said fastening means also holding the closure flap of the envelope inclosed position.

2. A tag comprising, an envelope provided with a closure flap, a foldedcarrying strip embracing said envelope between its folds, a singlefastening element extending through the folds of the strip and throughthe body and closure flap of the envelope to thereby hold the closureflap in closed position and to hold the folds of the strip and theenvelope in fixed relationship. 7

3. A tag having a body portion transversely folded upon itself to form aflap overlying a part of the body portion, an envelope confined betweensaid flap and body portion, said flap being apertured to expose aportion of said envelope, and fastening means for attaching an end ofthe flap to the body portion and also for holding the envelope inposition between the flap and body portion.

4. A tag consisting of an elongated strip of sheet material transverselyfolded upon itself to divide it into a body portion and an overlyingflap portion, one end of the body portion extending beyond the end ofthe flap portion and carrying a. suspension member, a transparentreceptacle sandwiched between the flap and the body portion, a windowopening in the flap through which a portion of the transparentreceptacle and its contents are visible, and a single fastening elementextending through the flap, through the receptacle and through the bodyportion.

5. A tag comprising a paper strip folded back upon itself to form a bodyportionv and an overlying front flap of less area than the body portion,an envelope confined between the flap and body portion, and fasteningmeans for attaching the flap, the envelope and the body portiontogether.

6. A tag having a body portion composed of a strip of flexible material,said strip being trans- Versely folded to form a flap overlying the bodyportion, said body portion having a part projecting beyond one end ofthe flap and carrying an attaching string, the opposite end of the flapbeing apertured, a receptacle confined between the flap and body portionwith a portion of said receptacle visible through the aperture in theflap, the body portion having a tab projecting beyond the apertured endof the flap, said tab consisting of a part of the flap displaced fromsaid flap. by formation of the aperture therein.

7. A tag comprising, an envelope provided with a closure flap, a foldedcarrying strip embracing said envelope between its folds, fasteningmeans for holding the folds of said strip in their folded relationship,said fastening means also holding the closure flap of the envelope inclosed position, one of the folds of the strip having an aperturethrough which a portion of the envelope is exposed.

8. An article of the character described comprising, a tag having a bodyportion transversely folded upon itself to form a flap overlying thebody portion, an envelope confined between said flap and body portion,fastening means for attaching one end of the flap to the body portionand also for holding the envelope in position between the flap and bodyportion, said flap being apertured to expose a portion of the envelope,the aperture in said flap beginning at the fold line of the tag andbeing located Wholly in the flap.

JESSE LEVINE.

